Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 75% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2160 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190430
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 14:46
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	67%
CPU Throttled	75%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4300U 36,631 User benchmarks, average bench 44% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Memory 79 1-Core 45.1 2-Core 70.8 45% 65 Pts	4-Core 109 8-Core 118 15% 114 Pts	64-Core 116 7% 116 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz) 275,372 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Microsoft(1414 0005) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4568 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	0.75% Terrible	Lighting 0.9 Reflection 0.5 Parallax 1.4 1% 0.93 fps	MRender 1.5 Gravity 0.7 Splatting 0.8 1% 1 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 0.75% Great: 3%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GB 1,478 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10108L00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 324 Write 86.9 Mixed 103 37% 171 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 24.9 4K Mixed 15.9 47% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 59.8 DQ Mixed 106 74% 94.7 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 81%
SDXC Card 128GB 9,908 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 11GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 83.8 Write 55.7 Mixed 60.7 81% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.7 183% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix H9CCNNNBLTMLAR-NTM 2x4GB 2,130 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 14.6 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 10.6 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 56%

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 44%

Speed boat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 3

CPU
Core i5-4300UIntelBench 44%, 36,631 samples	929x
Core i7-4650UIntelBench 51%, 4,310 samples	354x
Core i3-4020YIntelBench 43%, 1,246 samples	94x

GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples	929x
HD 5000 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 6,906 samples	354x
HD 4200 (Mobile 0.85 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 3,426 samples	94x

SSD
MZMTE256HMHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 62%, 2,854 samples	501x
PM851 mSATA 128GBSamsungBench 55%, 2,513 samples	341x
HFS256G3AMNB-2200A 256GBBench 64%, 1,478 samples	178x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	641x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	440x
H9CCNNNBLTMLAR-NTM 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 2,130 samples	186x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16